Ryzen 7 2700E vs Pentium Gold G5400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1784	826
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.74	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	4.13	19.40
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)	10 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	37	28
L1 cache	128 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	126 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 610	-
Max video memory	64 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	-
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	-
OpenGL	4.5	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Ryzen 7 2700E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.40	9.40
Recency	2 April 2018	10 September 2018
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	45 Watt

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